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Bali Golf Week
A complete new golf holiday concept.
This is your itinerary once you have arrived on the Island of the Gods:
Day 1, Saturday
Pool at Le Meridien NirwanaFrom Bali's international airport you will be transferred to the Le Meridien Nirwana Golf & Spa Resort for a well deserved rest and refreshing.
Day 2, Sunday
After breakfast, via rural Bali, you will be driven through central Bali to the mountainous region of Bedugul, where you play your first round of golf at the world famous Bali Handara Kosaido Country Club that is situated in an extinct volcanic crater at 1,200 meters above sea level, allowing you to play in temperatures ranging from 16 to 20°C. Here you are surrounded by lush tropical rainforest, near vertical crater walls, volcanic cones and fascinating mountains while you're spoilt with a bird's eye view on Lake Buyan in the distance. Golfing at Bali Handara sets the tone for the rest of your once-in-a-lifetime golfing holiday.
Bali Handara Kosaido, hole 18
The one hour car ride to Bali Handara is a real eye opener, as it will take you to the central highlands of Bali, passing beautiful rice fields, villages and settlements that are so typical of rural Bali. The trip offers you incredible vistas in the process.
Arriving at the impressive traditional Balinese gate of Bali Handara, it will make you feel the mystical powers that are ever present on the Island of the Gods.
Created by Thomson, Wolveridge & Fream, this challenging layout is an absolute must to play for every golfer and ever since it was inaugurated in the book of the 50 best golf courses in the world in June 1987, Bali Handara has captured the imagination and hearts of golfers the world over while it is ranked within the top 100 courses in the world, hence its magnetic attraction to golfers from all four corners of the world.
Day 3, Monday
Your third day in Bali starts with a sumptuous breakfast after which we walk over to the world famous course of the Nirwana Bali Golf Club for your second round of golf.
Nirwana Bali Golf Club offers 18 fabulous holes designed by Greg Norman and is recognized internationally as one of the world's finest layouts in Asia.
Nirwana Bali, hole 7
This par 72 course crosses rushing streams, meanders through rice terraces and offers spectacular views of the Indian Ocean.
The breathtakingly dramatic par 3 signature hole #7 offers a view on Bali's most recognized landmark, the famous Tanah Lot temple complex. Holes #13 and #14 are located along the cliff top where you should take a pause to take in the dramatic view that is framed by the sound of Indian Ocean waves crashing down on the beach below. It surely will help you to relax for the remainder of your game.
Day 4, Tuesday
The first full-day tour brings you to Ubud, Bali's premier art village where you can stroll around for hours and visit art studios that are occupied by Balinese and foreign artists alike. Ubud offers great places for food and beverage while shopping for souvenirs is something that is hard to resist here. We end the tour at the Monkey Forest where you will enjoy the company of monkeys that live in the wild. Mind your hand bags. These naughty monkeys love them too much. We'll have diner at a local restaurant.
Day 5, Wednesday
After breakfast we'll take you to Nusa Dua, one of Bali's famous beach resorts. Here you will be playing the course of the Bali Golf and Country Club, a layout that often hosts international tournaments and where Nick Faldo holds the course record with a 66.
One of the local rules written on the score card says: 'Play is prohibited from Temple Grounds at holes #8 and #12, free drop nearest point of relief.' Reading this text, all of a sudden you realize that you're actually playing golf on the "Island of The Gods".
Bali Golf and Country Club
With views on the Indian Ocean and the majestic Gunung (Mount) Agung in the distant horizon, this course offers a friendly but yet demanding layout and is actually divided over three totally different locations. The front 9 plays in a green and tree-rich environment that is located a stiff buggy ride away from holes #10 to #16 that are located in a coconut grove. The final 2 holes are sea-side holes and seem to be totally separated from the rest of the course as these are the only two holes that play around the clubhouse. The course is of championship standard, designed for players of all levels of skill and it's known for its beauty, its beach-like bunkers (especially on holes #10 to #16), and prevailing winds from the Indian Ocean on the links-type finishing holes #17 and #18. The course was designed by Hawaii's illustrious duo Rodney Wright and Robin Nelson who surely succeeded in creating a course that is on par with some of the best courses in their native country.
Day 6, Thursday
After breakfast we'll take you to the New Kuta Golf Club, the latest addition in Bali Golf.
This course is brand new and only open for play of 18 holes since December 2007.
New Kuta Golf
USA based golf course architect Ron Fream has done a tremendous job in maintaining the natural features of the terrain and created a golf course that is as dramatic as you wish it to be. Without taking away anything from the rest of the course, especially the holes that play towards the Indian Ocean are of superb quality while holes #14 and #15 offer you spectacular views from way atop the cliffs.
The beach below is world renowned and frequented by surfers from all corners off the globe.
After your game we'll take you to Kuta, the place to be in Bali and where the world meets. Here you can shop till you drop and take in the world of entertainment the tropical and Balinese way. Kuta has great shopping and eating places and is home to the Hard Rock Hotel Bali.
Day 7, Friday
After breakfast we'll take you on your second full-day tour to the beaches of Lovina on the north coast of the island that are world renowned for the perfect surf as well as it being the playgrounds of dolphins that call the Java Sea home.
Deluxe room at Le Meridien NirwanaPassing through rural villages and typical Bali sights and sounds at Lovina Beach you can try your hands on surfing at the many surfing schools. After a day at the beach we will return via Sanur, Bali's second most important beach resort village where we will have diner at a local restaurant before we return to our hotel.
Day 8, Saturday
After check out you'll be taken to the airport for your flight home or ongoing destination.
Included in package are:
- Airport transfers in and out
- Guide for the duration of the tour
- All transportation to and from the hotel and golf courses, as well as two one-day tours (one on day 4 and the other on day 7)
- Seven (7) hotel nights at Le Meridien Nirwana Golf & Spa Resort (five star resort hotel) incl. breakfast
- Four (4) rounds of golf incl. golf cart
- One set menu lunch after golf at the Bali Golf and Country Club clubhouse (day 5, choice of 5 set menu's)
NOTE: English speaking guide + chauffeur driven car is available for non-golfers that want to at a rate of $60 per full day of 10 hours.
Excluded from package are:
- Airline tickets to/from Denpasar
- On-course drinks, lunches and diners (other than the ones mentioned in the programme)
- Tips for caddy and porters
- Airport tax
- Other personal expenses, like hotel mini bar
2008 Tour Schedule
All year, weekly
Booking information: IndoGolf Travel.
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